Overview

• The movie ‘Last Breath,’ now in theaters, is based on the true story of saturation diver Chris Lemons, who defied impossible odds during a 2012 accident in the North Sea.
• While working 330 feet underwater, Lemons was stranded after his lifeline, or 'umbilical,' snapped during a storm, leaving him without heat, light, or sufficient oxygen.
• Despite having only five to ten minutes of emergency gas, Lemons survived for over 30 minutes, a phenomenon that continues to baffle medical experts.
• The film explores the highly dangerous profession of saturation diving, where workers live in pressurized chambers for weeks to perform underwater repairs.
• Lemons, who has since retired from diving, returned to work just three weeks after the accident and now serves as a dive supervisor.